The Eagles’ acquisition of running back Jay Ajayi came out of nowhere. Executive VP Howie Roseman said the deal happened quickly on Monday before it became official on Tuesday. It was an opportunity to add talent, Roseman said, but it is not an indication of how the Eagles front office views the group on backs already on the roster.

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“We like our running back group. This is an opportunity that came to us where we thought we could add a good, young player that is under contract for a couple years to our team,” Roseman said when he addressed the media on Tuesday. “Everyone has seen the way LeGarrette (Blount) has run. This just adds to the group. LeGarrette continues to be the starter, and we are just excited to have that group and add a good player.”

Like Blount, Ajayi is running back who will need a significant amount of carries. Now running backs coach Duce Staley has to figure out how to rotate four backs into the game and get touches for each of them.

There were rumors out of Miami that Ajayi was not happy about a lack of touches, even after some of the games they won. There are questions about his attitude, and in some circles, he was viewed as a locker room cancer.

Roseman addressed concerns about how the addition of Ajayi will affect the Eagles’ chemistry.

“We do research on players before we trade for them,” Roseman said. “We have a good understanding of what went on with Ajayi in Miami. We weren’t going to bring anyone here that would disrupt team chemistry.”

If Ajayi was not pleased about the number of carries he got with the Dolphins, he might really be upset after having to share carries with more backs in Philadelphia.